Outage at Thirwood Place was hardly intolerable

A Feb. 17 article decrying the lack of backup power from generators in senior retirement facilities singled out three or four, and I feel unjustly so. Thirwood Place, my home for the past six-plus years, was one of those.

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Posted Feb. 25, 2013 at 2:10 AM

Posted Feb. 25, 2013 at 2:10 AM

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A Feb. 17 article decrying the lack of backup power from generators in senior retirement facilities singled out three or four, and I feel unjustly so. Thirwood Place, my home for the past six-plus years, was one of those.

We had power and heat in all of the community areas, including the halls. Our kitchen supplied all independent residents with a warm dinner on Saturday evening and a warm noon brunch on Sunday. In the assisted living wing, there was power, heat and they were served three meals daily, as usual. A dedicated staff (including the general manager and the CEO for the Davenport Companies) worked long hours in the storm, shoveling and plowing, and supplying as many of the usual services as was humanly possible. We have nothing but praise for our staff!

I feel that Dee Engley, who was quoted as being "stunned that they had no power," would have heard earlier from her parents if they were as cold as she apparently assumed.